tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post8042821629041178695..comments2024-01-26T14:28:14.820-05:00Comments on dirt and rocks: Writing GroupBrigindohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-411567227175339652011-10-05T21:04:57.766-04:002011-10-05T21:04:57.766-04:00I'm glad it's coming together. I hate to s...I'm glad it's coming together. I hate to say it, but in my new job, I feel like part of my role is mentoring the younger staff members. So, even though I am their supervisor, my primary role, as I see it, is to help them benefit from my experience, along with appreciating what I have to learn from them. It comes with age, I think. I'm more concerned with helping them, than evaluating them- and I see the upcoming formal evaluations as an extension of that role. I will rate their qualities fairly, with appropriate praise, and leave most "constructive criticism" off the page, so the positives will appear in writing, and the negatives will be phrased in terms of goals. I think it's great your students expressed their appreciation, and the value of the group. They've also validated your role, and let you know they trust you.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-82237534404169479622011-10-05T20:20:26.428-04:002011-10-05T20:20:26.428-04:00FYI: Back in the 70s when I was a graduate student...FYI: Back in the 70s when I was a graduate student at Columbia we had a similar faculty/student group and it was great. It was also an all-women group-this was the 70s-and we felt we bonded over that. Even so, I remember feeling that having faculty members there, people who had been there, did that, and could offer good advice, was tremendously helpful. <br /><br />In other words, your presence may be more beneficial than you know.Joan Kane Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04802501163461996982noreply@blogger.com